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yardwork

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21. It's looking like the online activity might have been an inside job.

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 01:37 PM

4 hrs ago

So far, it looks like a bunch of young men who were encouraged to go buy weapons and plan to fight the U.S. government. Their plans were vague, and they appear to have been manipulated by who knows who online.

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DOJ urges appeals court to let Trump build ballroom, citing failed UFC attack [View all] mahatmakanejeeves 7 hrs ago OP

Gaslighting the suppose attack................. Lovie777 7 hrs ago #1

It was such a "close call" that Trump didn't have a clue about it at the G7 Bengus81 2 hrs ago #29

Well, of course they did! Wuddles440 7 hrs ago #2

You mean the staged UFC attack? sinkingfeeling 7 hrs ago #3

It's looking like the online activity might have been an inside job. yardwork 4 hrs ago #21

When will.it be revealed that the FBI was the one Klarkashton 2 hrs ago #30

Trump may die without the ballroom. twodogsbarking 7 hrs ago #4

Of course. Maybe they shouldn't have a white trash fest at the White House. travelingthrulife 7 hrs ago #5

There it is. It is not getting VERY sus. Each time something starts failing, there is an assassination attempt AZLD4Candidate 7 hrs ago #6

It kind of brings back memories of the Bush PatSeg 6 hrs ago #11

The "attack" they cite was was covered by the news media yesterday: sop 7 hrs ago #7

In other words, a bunch of young men yapping online. yardwork 4 hrs ago #22

And if mom hadn't sought help for her mentally unstable son, then called the cops, there would be no FBI investigation. sop 4 hrs ago #23

Right. So maybe a real plot was foiled or maybe not. yardwork 3 hrs ago #24

Trump will die before it's built purr-rat beauty 7 hrs ago #8

So they created a fake attack to get a judge's approval to create a monstrosity. Lonestarblue 7 hrs ago #9

How does a supposedly "drone-proof" ballroom help with an outdoor cage match? Ritabert 7 hrs ago #10

And there you have it: this manufactured BS is exactly why the event was staged on the White House grounds. WestMichRad 6 hrs ago #12

That's convenient, but amcgrath 6 hrs ago #13

What a way to say 'fuck you very much' to the men and women who protect him every time he pulls this crap. chowder66 6 hrs ago #14

He could just not stage UFC fights, then he wouldn't have to worry about supposed attacks. SamuelAdams 5 hrs ago #15

Which was the whole point Miguelito Loveless 5 hrs ago #16

Oh FFS. Give it up already. No ballroom. No arch. No more desecration of D.C. pat_k 5 hrs ago #17

UFC was a MAGA attack Johnny2X2X 4 hrs ago #18

These people are the dirtiest ungodliness bunch of fucking LIARS ever born! bluestarone 4 hrs ago #19

This even before much is known of the threat and even if the ballroom existed, karynnj 4 hrs ago #20

Agreed Bayard 2 hrs ago #26

When I heard of the "attack" plan, I immediately figured it was an inside job for a court appeal. Vinca 3 hrs ago #25

Is he moving permanently underground? If not then it's a waste of money. cstanleytech 2 hrs ago #27

Once again....FAKE NEWS!!! Bengus81 2 hrs ago #28